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Constitutional Law

Lawyer: CIA Has Photos of Outsourced Torture of Gitmo Suspect

Criminal Justice

Sure Cure for Jury Duty: Carry Sword

Criminal Justice

Lawyer Convicted in Sex Extortion Scheme

Real Estate & Property Law

Anti-Mansion Law for L.A.?

Judiciary

‘Plodding’ Federal Judge Still Pondering 1990 Civil Rights Case

Criminal Defense

Conviction Overturned Because of Lawyer-Bashing Tape

Personal Lives

Pregnant Lawyer Wasn’t Kidnapped

Evidence

Would Hearsay Rule Bar Pastor’s Drew Peterson Revelation?

Settlements

Michael Flatley Awarded $11M for False Rape Accusation

Associates

10 Guidelines for Newbie Associates

Sentencing/Post Conviction

Reyes Should Get No More than 21 Months for Backdating, Judge Says

White-Collar Crime

Ex-McAfee GC Wants Law Firm Internal Probe Materials

Terrorism

Ex-CIA Officer Tells of Waterboarding

Guantanamo/Detainees

CIA Lawyers Gave Written OK to Destroy Tapes

Attorney Fees

Big Firm Hourly Billing Rates Up Almost 8%; Average is $348

U.S. Supreme Court

Regional Sentencing Differences Could Accelerate

Constitutional Law

CIA Director to Testify About Tapes

Legislation & Lobbying

N.J. Lawmakers Nix Death Penalty

Labor & Employment Law

Isiah Thomas Settles Sex-Harass Suit

Law Firms

Chitwood Wins Motley Face-Off; Former Lawyers Spin Off Again

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